You Can QUIT Smoking - Here's How! (Part 3)

Why Do You Smoke?

In order to conquer the smoking habit, you must be willing to face up to the real reason why you smoke. Dr. Daniel Horn, director of the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health, took a survey of some 5,000 smokers to uncover the reasons they smoked. He found that 10 percent used cigarettes as a stimulant, while 8 percent simply enjoyed lighting and handling a cigarette. From 30-40 percent used smoking to achieve a pleasant form of relaxation. Another 40-50 percent smoked to relieve anxiety and tension. Many of these, he found, go on to become addicted chain smokers!

The last category of smokers is the one finding smoking the most difficult to give up! Forty percent of smokers are "heavy smokers" (they are compulsive smokers!). For them quitting is not easy.